CASTLEGAR NEWS, ahuraday, April 26, 1978 Ay Me INA "piss Folk Dance at Slocan City’s Recent Annual Drama Night —S. Doi Photo | Castlegar Council Briefs | “Ald. Carl Henne was appointd the town's Civil Defence representative, o . . Imperial Oil of Trail was low bidder on the town's gasoline and diesel oil require- ments with prices of 28c and 27e respectively. Only other tender was that of Texaco Oil of Nelson who bid 81.6c and.28.4c. . . . A quote of $100 a month was received from Dor-Chek-R Ltd. for four patrols a night of the town's works garage, yard, library and park. Council felt “present Protection is sufficient” and declined the service. . * . RENO Te Tex. $79 Double Occupancy Ald. Mike Livingstone said he will meet with representa- tives of the Castlegar Tennis Club regarding that organiza- tion's request for construction of wishrooit facilities at the A ‘i tennis courts, Leaving Trail a A request from the Koot- May 19 enay Doukhobor Historical ~ Includes accommodation | Society for a grant was tabled — Fun Packages pending a review of the town's = Side tours budget. Last year the town For Information Call made two $500 grants. * * . TOTEM Ald. Andy Shutek said TRAVEL usage of the Castlegar Arena during March averaged 12,875 people. He said this was “fairly 1560 Bay Avenue high” paneldering. the fact that use of the arena dropped off Phone 364-1255 sharply towards the end of the month. ~ ALLEN, PAINTING — e High’ Presi Airess Spraying 2 units available @ Provincia! Gov't. Pressure Spray Ticket @ Hardwood filling and finishing @ Clean Workmanship @ Member tocal Union No. 138 — 1100 - 9th Ave, Kinnaird — Phone 365-7884 CORRECTION = The telephone number of BRENA CONTRACTING LTD. has been incorrect in the firm's Classified Page Ad for the past few weeks, The correct number is as follows: Telephone 365-7013 It Takes Skill and Letter to the Editor On Free School and Bussing Dear Sir: ; Tamwriting you a letter in regard ‘to. a so-called public meoting held in Winlaw Hall on April 16. You could call this letter“ "In My Opinion”, which is only my opinion, First of all, the representa- tive from the school board, Mr. Charlie Varney, says that he sent out a paper to the group of people from the free schoo! and that he phoned them to come to the meeting but received no answer. Well, I phoned the people who sent out cards to some of the families and they answered me that the meeting was private and no one without a card could be let in. Therefore that means that no one with either tong hair or people from the free school could come and I for one do not see why. If Canines Boss Retires By Charles Wolverton Vancouver Province When you've come up to the top of the ladder and you're still physically and mentally fit, should you quit, as Robert Hendricks, chairman and chief executive officer of Cominco will be doing in a few weeks? Mr. Hendricks says yes, and he justifies his own shelving mainly because he is the 44-year product of a corporation, and corporations can't maintain their vigor if the old hang on, “IT have this philosophy,” said Mr. Hendricks, as he satin the ninth-floor office of the Cominco Building, with a view of the Burrard Inlet, and the railroad tracks just below. “I believe, that although no two menare alike and there may be quite a difference in the time it takes to reach the period when their usefulness diminishes, it is right that we fixed a retirement age. If you don't, there's a tendency of the old to hang on.” Mr. Hendricks said that it was his duty “to move over and make room for other men.” “It destroys the lower echelon,” he said, “unless they know what to expect, and the top man hangs on.” Mr. Hendricks, a native of . Trailand a graduate of URC in nietallurgy, joined Cominco in 1929. He has been Cominco's chairman for the last two years and a top executive since 1946. Now he says he's making a clean break. He is resigning his board post. He's even moving away from Vancouver just to get away from any temptation of looking over the shoulders of his successors. “We havea limited number of inside directors,” he said. “It is not proper for me to block the entry of a rising executive from participation on the board.” He said that if he remained in Vancouver he could not help but be drawn into some involvement with the company he served for 44 years. He and his wife though of Victoria, but then again, there are many Cominco veterans who have retired from there. So the Hendrickses are retiring to Bainbridge Island, just off Seattle, where they have built a home. A daughter ‘and her family live in Seattle, Mrs. Hendricks is a native of Mount Vernon, and Mr. Hendricks figures they'll have the best of all possible worlds: close to Van- couver yet far enough away to build new lives for themselves. It won't be an abrupt leavetaking. He will preside over a Cominco annual meeting a few weeks hence; he will attend a board meeting of Canadian Pacific and resign from that board a short time thereafter, and he'll tour the main centres of Cominco before he goes into retirement. Cominco is a major Cana- dian company, old in the business of mining and metals and a fairly rigidly structured entity. In all probability Mr. Hendricks will be succeeded by F. E. Burnet as chairman and chief executive officer. Into president Burnet's slot, Gerry Hobbs will move, and after him H. T. Fargey will move up. Mountaineering | Draws Increased Interest in We Interest in Cominco is a company where fortunes, good and bad, tend to balance themselves on the side of the good. Hendricks was asked a question raised by financial analysts: how come it' got in so deeply in potash, the world market of which col- lapsed about the time they got into substantial production? “Iv’s not quite fair,” he said, “to fault us with bad decision-making for venturing into potash. When we made the decision, there wasn’t a glut. But by the time we did get into it, Noranda, Hudson Bay Mining and Amex got into the same field, We'd have done well if potash hadn't suddently become fashionable. Once we were in, we couldn't turn back. “We assumed there might be a 25-per-cent drop in prices, and we were prepared for that. We never dreamed that the price would be cut in half.” He nevertheless is optimis- tic. The market for potash is growing at the rate of six to eight per cent a year. The company has overcome the disaster of the flooding of its main mine and emerged with “a better mine and a more skilled staff." It has 100 years of reserves. Mr. Hendricks looked out the window at the. railroad , yard below, and he’ noted that, there were two flatéars filled with shiny lead produced by Cominco. His company may have bad luck, but it has good luck, too. Among the non-ferrous in the West Kootenay has inereased to the point where the Kootenay Mountaineering Club will organize two week- long camps this summer in- stead of the one of past years. A camp ‘for experienced climbers will be hela in the Gold Range metals it p in the past two years, zine has gone from 15 cents to 21 cents, lead from 12 to 16 cents, and silver from $1.80 per ounce to $2.60. “I don't have to tell you about what's happening to gold,” he added. Yet there was much for from, duly 28, and ihe Gwillim Lakes in the Valhalla Range will be the site of a hiking camp from August 11. Each year, the number of persons at the annual spring climbing school held at the Kinnaird Bluffs has increased. In order to keep a reasonable Fatio between volunteer in- structors and learners, the sessions have had to be limited to club members this year. The Slocan Chief Cabin in Kokanee Park housed a dozen mountaineers who skied in at Easter and enjoyed long ski runs on the glacier. This trip will be repeated on the long May weekend. In addition, a full summer schedule of weekend hikes and climbs was announced at the recent annual spring dinner by the climbing chairman, Ian Hamilton, NEW INDUSTRY PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT April 26, at 7:30 p.m. A company wishing to establish a manu- Mr. dricks to tell about the precious metal that has vir- tually doubled in value the past half year. “Have you heard about our Con mine at Yellowknife?” he asked. “A couple of years ago we found we were running out of ore and we began operating it on a salvage basis. “We decided that the Con mine would have to be phased out, after 40 years. But our drilling ran into an unexpected result —an ore that was higher grade than what we were mining. Instead of closing, we extended our exploration and discovered more ore than we ever had. We've decided to sink a new shaft, and the Con mine is going to be a substantial asset to Cominco.” “Mr. Hendricks is closing the door on business. He is a golfer, he loves boats and he and his wife like travel. These diversions, plus a wide associa- tion of friends amassed over the years, are in his plans for the future. He enters retirement in good health—he probably weighs only a little more than when he was young —mentally acute and with a cheerful mien. It's better, he feels, to quit at the top of your form than to people want to hold a meeting about someone I think it is only falr in a country that has free speech and freedom of the press tolet them in and at least give them the benefit of the doubt or at least hear their opinion, The the matter of the Winlaw School: the teachers from the free school do not want it so why is everyone in such an uproar? Okay, so noone understands the free school. Did anyone go to see it? Do they know what is taught there? No. The people only want to rely on word gossip, Like I mentioned before this is my opinion, and that is that the only good thing that came from the meeting is that the children will not be bussed to Slocan. This, I must add, is hopefully that the motion has yet to be passed by the School B. C. Taxpayer, RR. No. 1 Winlaw, B.C. Local Guild To Take Part In Display On display at the last meeting of the Selkirk Wea- vers’ Guild held Monday of last week was a badge design crafted by Mrs. D. McDowell. The weavers at present are looking for a suitable emblem for their guild. Mrs. A. Allis reported on books pertaining to weaving. ‘These books have been ordered through a grant given by the Castlegar and District Arts Council. An attractive rug of Aya design and plain weave, beauti- fully woven by guild member Mrs. A. Allis, was shown. Mrs..F. Marsh reminded members of the Art and Weavers display to be held on May 26 in Castlegar. It is hoped the guild will have many pieces of their handiwork in the display. A discussion on various weaving problems was heard and suggestions were offered on ways to overcome them. Mrs. Marsh displayed sev- eral samples of shadow weav- ing that. she had done, and «explained; the technique .in- volved. Shadow weaving orig- inated with a well-known American weaver, Mary At- water. This pattern can be used for upholstery, afghans, drapes and blankets, ete., depending on the type of material being used, Many thanks are extended to Mrz, B, Thor-Larsen for the Inkle Loom donated to the guild for use by the members. The amended constitution was on hand for any member wishing to read it. The next meeting will be in the form ofa social to be held at the home of Mrs. Thor-Larsen in Kinnaird, May 22. Ladies Club Begins Weekly Competitions _ At Golf Course - Castlegar Ladies Golf Club iis started regular weekly com=“ petitions Tuesday with 29 ladies in attendance. This week's competition was Mystery Holes with Lil Flynn and Kathleen McCall high and Pauline Paulson and Jo Taylor low winning balls. Next Tuesday the com- * petition will be low net. This will also be the qualifying round for the Pett’s Trophy, so those wanting to participate are asked to please come out. The club is looking forward to a good year with luncheon meetings once a month. 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